Former Manchester United player Mads Tim recalls how Cristiano Ronaldo reacted to the harsh welcome he received after moving to Old Trafford in 2003.
With just one performance for Man United, Cristiano Ronaldo secured his place in the first team and Mads Tim was the only one who could sit back and watch his development begin as one of the greatest footballers ever.
According to Danish forward Tim, who made his United debut in 2002, this is no ordinary ceiling for Ronaldo.
Tim revealed how Ronaldo suffered some abuse from his teammates at United, but was able to rise to the challenge and focus on his goal of becoming the best player he could be.
“He was very extraordinary as a soccer player and as a person,” Tim wrote in his book The Red Devil. Sun.
“Like me, he was threatened when he arrived at the club. With his hair – it was soon cut short – and with his almost maneuverable effort to impress the coaches.
“He can take 10-15 steps before trying to evade the opponent. ‘Come in now, come in, damn it,’ Gary Neville and Ole Gunner Solskizer were constantly shouting.
“The special thing about Cristiano Ronaldo is that he immediately fought against the hierarchy and won it.
“He was completely indifferent to the rest of his teammates. There was no place for others. It was me, me, me. Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7 “.
Tim left United in 2006 to return to his native Denmark and admitted that he found it difficult to adjust to the environment at the Red Devils.
Ronaldo is on a different trajectory and Tim knows that The Portuguese player was destined for Super Stardom.
“It is the opposite; He is moving forward, with a clear head and an unshakable confidence in himself, ”said Tim about Ronaldo.
“It just came to our attention then. We played an internal training match where I was playing on the left wing, he was on the right wing of the other team.
“Every time we met in the field, he annihilated me, and after the test I rarely breathed. He took all the air out of me. “
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